-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Already packing 110 mph winds , a hurricane churning in the Pacific Ocean off Mexico is forecast to get even stronger -- though , as of now , it poses no direct threat to those onshore .

Hurricane Emilia may `` become a major hurricane '' -- or a Category 3 storm , with sustained winds in excess of 111 mph -- `` later today or tonight , '' the National Hurricane Center reported in its 2 p.m. -LRB- 5 p.m. ET -RRB- advisory .

At that time , the eye of the storm was about 680 miles -LRB- 1,095 kilometers -RRB- south of the southern tip of Baja California in western Mexico . It was progressing west-northwest at 15 mph , a rate of movement that is expected to slow slightly `` over the next couple of days , '' according to the Miami-based weather agency .

No coastal watches or warnings have been issued because of Emilia , and the hurricane center did not indicate if it is expected to hit or even approach land .

As is , steady tropical storm force winds of 39 mph or stronger extend out up to 125 miles from the hurricane 's eye . Hurricane winds of 74 mph and more are blowing within 35 miles of the storm 's center .

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Emilia is n't the only hurricane spinning in the eastern Pacific .

The other is Hurricane Daniel , which had sustained winds of 75 mph as of 2 p.m. . But that storm was even farther from land -- its eye situated about 1,450 miles west-southwest of Baja California 's southern tip and 1,635 miles east of Hilo , Hawaii -- and likewise had n't prompted any coastal watches or warnings .

Daniel weakened over the course of the day Monday and was expected to lose even more potency over the next two days , according to the National Hurricane Center .

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Hurricane Emilia has 110 mph sustained winds , having gotten stronger on Monday

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It may `` become a major hurricane '' later in the day , the National Hurricane Center says

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Centered 680 miles south of Baja California 's southern tip , it 's moving west-northwest

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Hurricane Daniel is also in the eastern Pacific , but it 's not posing any threat to land